I’ve re-created my Fridays to “Focused Friday” get stuff done day! Most people might consider Friday part of the weekend, therefore not being very productive, and looking more to the fun of the weekend.
If you work, you may be part of this group, like me. I have found that Monday’s and Friday’s can be amazing high focus days. What do you need to get done? If you don’t work, is there “wasted time” spent through out the day, when you have other more important things you want to do? This focused day idea can work for anyone.
Is it self care (like a commitment to exercise), or cleaning, or organizing (my hardest part)? Do you need a focus day to get stuff done? What day would that be for you?
I challenge you to create a focus day for yourself, then commit to it for a few weeks and see if it doesn’t start to help you feel lighter and have more free time. I know when I do this, I have more time to do what I enjoy, rather than not having enough time or feeling overwhelmed.
Recently I heard a podcast from a functional medicine doctor, Chris Kesser M.S. L.Ac, where he challenged the listener to notice how much time is spent chasing notifications or other people’s requests. How much we loose when we are not focused on our own needs and things we want or need to get done. This really spoke to me, as I can have this tendency. When I react to others I don’t get any focused work done, it’s just busy work. Kind of like picking up clutter around the house, when you know you need to do a deep clean.
I’ll be excited to hear if you created your own focus day and if it works for you! Stay tune…I’ll report how it’s going in a few weeks.